North of the Qiumu base, the jade mining area.

The once rocky hills were neatly cleared, and all the mined ore was transported away.Due to the abundance of stones produced, the hills of Nuoda are two sections shorter than Qiqi before.

Without Pu Yaoyao's ability to appraise treasures, people quarrying stones have become blind again. However, since the data on the reduction of agricultural production in Qiumu base was publicly sold to all continents, the price of jade has skyrocketed. Jade, which is almost untouched, has once again become the darling of the times.

Jade shops, sculptors, and stone gamblers are springing up like spring bamboo after the rain. The jade mines in Qiumuji have naturally attracted much attention. The newly mined ore materials were sold together.

For the convenience of mining, the wide road on the north side of the Qiumu base extends northward to the jade mining area again.

In fact, the jade mining area has gone beyond the territory of the Qiumu base, but once mining soldiers accidentally discovered that there are rich jade mines hidden under the soil and rocks of the nearby hills, the Qiumu base simply took it here and expanded it into its own. territory.

As the first person to discover this mining area, he acted first, and the Qiumu base naturally became the owner of this place.

Zhongli and Fancheng walked eastward through the hills and several mining areas in front of them. The loess rolled by the equipment trucks under their feet was gradually replaced by grass plants and bluestone roads, and the noise of machinery gradually became murky.

About a quarter of an hour later, the forest that covered the sky and the sun gradually thinned out, and a blue lake appeared in front of my eyes. The lake was surrounded by green grass, and a bamboo house stood quietly on the protruding part of the grass, close to the forest.

There is a rather large courtyard in front of the bamboo house. The courtyard has not undergone any changes, except that the bluestone slabs extending all the way to Zhongli and their feet are green grasslands. Some unknown plants are planted on one side of the courtyard, and various blooming flowers are planted on the other side. .

The outermost courtyard wall is a half-person-high fence with grape vines hanging on it.

And in this blooming courtyard, there is a stone platform with a few stone benches, and a rocking chair beside the stone platform. The man who once made people all over the world look at him is lying there basking in the sun.

There was a square jade box on the nearest stone bench next to him. When Fancheng and Zhongli stepped into the yard, they were not surprised to see a huge tortoise lying on the bluestone beside the stone bench. There are also two long-eared gray earth munching on radishes, and a colorful golden pheasant jumping among the flowers.

"General." Zhong Li called out, and put the thing in his hand on the stone platform.

Yan Ruihan knew it when the two of them first stepped into the yard, he opened his eyes slightly and looked at the jade box in front of him first, then glanced at them, and got up unhurriedly: "I have already resigned from office, you don't have to call me that. "

Zhong Li insisted, "In Zhong Li's heart, a general will always be a general."

Yan Ruihan didn't argue with him any more, and raised his eyebrows at Fan Cheng who was on the side, as a greeting.

He looked at the things on the table, and Zhongli immediately said, "It was mined from the new jade mine yesterday, I wonder if it's what you want."

While the three of them were talking, the tortoise, who had never been too lazy to move, had unknowingly climbed onto the stone bench, and the two rabbits who were nibbling carrots just now also jumped onto the stone bench, and a colorful pheasant flew over with its long tail.Yan Ruihan was slightly happy in his heart, it seemed that there was something going on this time.

Ever since the action of the tortoise brought changes to the little dandelion seeds that day, Yan Ruihan seemed to have been injected with surging vitality suddenly, and he recovered at an extremely fast speed.

Realizing that jade is helpful to Yaoyao, he simply moved to the mining area so as to provide Yaoyao with top-quality jade as soon as possible.

Originally, he started to live near the mining area, but the tortoise and long-eared brothers who had to come with him were all quarreled, and Yaozi always ran far away.

Afraid of affecting Yaoyao's recovery, he checked in many places nearby, and after finding this place, he moved here and settled here directly.

As for the affairs of the base, he divided the military and government powers into two, and handed over the military power to Han Xiong. Zhong Li was good at handling government affairs and had always been a director of the base, so the securities were handed over to him.

He had long wanted to distribute these after the base was settled down, but later he had Yaoyao, and knowing that he likes to play around, he speeded up the arrangement, and now he is not resigning hastily.

Yan Ruihan cooperated to open the wooden box on the stone platform, raised his hand to close the ion wall, a burst of refreshing breath came to the face, and the three of them felt their spirits shake.

Not to mention Yan Ruihan, even Zhongli and Fancheng, who had already personally experienced it once, felt an unspeakable attraction again.If they were youkai, they would know that this attraction is life force.

Yan Ruihan's eyes brightened and said, "This must be chalcedony."

While speaking, he looked at the tortoise standing by the stone platform, and got a positive answer from his little mung bean eyes.

A horse cry came from the forest in the distance, and Yaozi, who had grown flowers in the early waves, smelled the scent of chalcedony and found him. He ran "da da", but rushed to the front of the crowd in an instant, yelling at the horse call and Yan Ruihan. , sprayed on the jade box again, and then stared at the chalcedony that was as smooth as agar flowing in the wooden box.

Yan Ruihan took down the two excited rabbits, brushed away Yaozi's big head from the pestle with one hand, and then picked up the jade box at hand and carefully placed it on the stone platform.

The jade box is very delicately made, the base is filled with clear green jadeite, and the other five sides are composed of top-grade jadeites of various colors, each side is carved with exquisite patterns.

These were carved by the tortoise bit by bit. No one would have thought that his claws were so flexible from his clumsy appearance.

One of the sides of the jade box is composed of a piece of top-quality ice jadeite. Through it, you can see that there are more jade stones with complicated patterns embedded in the jade box, and in the center of the jade box lies a small white jade turtle shell , a small dandelion seed stood vertically in the turtle shell.

The seeds were shrouded in moist light, and the fluff on the top would occasionally sway in the absence of wind. It looked like the whole seed was dangling, very energetic, Yan Ruihan smiled lightly.

After he had done all this, Lu Gui unhurriedly stretched his neck and lightly tapped the top and surroundings of the jade box. His movements were slow but orderly, much more agile than ordinary people.

The three people next to him quietly watched his movements. Yan Ruihan had seen the interaction between Yaoyao and Lu Gui in Migu. Later, Yaoyao turned into a dandelion face to face. Stop staring.

Not long after, the jade box made a light "click", Lu Gui backed away a little, Yan Ruihan stepped forward, carefully uncovered the top surface, and slid across a place with his fingers, uncovering the smaller jade top surface inside. , the small white jade tortoise shell was exposed.

Yan Ruihan stared at the turtle shell in the jade box without moving his eyes, and caressed the back of the shell with his index finger. The seeds nestled inside seemed to feel him, and the soft and fluffy down on the top of his head shook slightly.

Yan Ruihan's heart seemed to be touched by his fluffy down, and it softened immediately, and the expression on his face was extremely gentle.

He reluctantly withdrew his hand, backed away slightly, the land tortoise grabbed the jade spoon that he saw in the gap, carefully scooped the chalcedony and dripped it on the white jade tortoise shell, the chalcedony that had been condensed like fat had just touched the tortoise shell It flowed away, wrapped the entire tortoise shell, and disappeared without a trace as if soaked into the tortoise shell in an instant.

And the dandelion seed in the turtle shell seemed to feel comfortable, and the whole seed trembled slightly.

After the tortoise finished dripping the three drops of chalcedony from the jade spoon, the little dandelion seed trembled again, as if it had finally gathered enough strength, the furry tip broke through a little hole, revealing a little soft white and tender yellow.

The people and beasts who stared at the jade box carefully noticed this change. Fancheng and Zhongli were stunned. The surrounding rabbits and pheasants were excited and only called "Zhizhi" and "clack". , Even the tortoise, which has always been as stable as Mount Tai, raised its claws and wagged its tail.

Yan Ruihan stared at the little bit of bright yellow without blinking, as if a little thing with a bright yellow head popped out of his desolate and scorched heart.

Fearing that the little things would be unhappy and not grow well, a small stream was led out of the barren land, and the soil was carefully cultivated, and the nutrients were placed where the little things could be hooked by their roots. This desolate land changed instantly. , trying to show his best side and protect his little one.

Yan Ruihan followed the previous action to cover the tops of the jade boxes one by one, and Lu Gui rearranged the formation.

Their every move cooperated tacitly, looking at Fan Cheng and Zhong Li a little dumbfounded.

That day they heard Han Xiong say that Yaozi invaded Yan's house with some wild game, and they all thought that Han Xiong had lost his mind.

Later, Yan Ruihan changed his previous mentality and resumed his normal diet and work and rest, and focused on protecting a few wild animals. He still talked to a few wild animals, as if he was asking for their opinions.

Zhong Li, Han Xiong and the others see that the boss is finally out of the life-and-death crisis, and while they breathe a sigh of relief, they start to worry about whether the boss is too sad and loses his mind.

Later, Yan Ruihan really resigned from his post, and regardless of their obstruction, he insisted on bringing some wild game here. They were puzzled but couldn't stop them, so they could only follow his wishes with a wry smile.

Knowing that the boss doesn't like others to set foot in, they take turns to visit, one is to take care of his comfort, and the other is to make up for him immediately if there is any need.

At first they thought that the boss was just doing it on a whim, but they didn't expect that Yan Ruihan would build a house here, reclaim the fields, fish and grow fruit for self-sufficiency;

They also surrounded the courtyard, cultivated flower plants, planted grapes, and lived the life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

They thought that he was indifferent to life and death, and only wanted to be company with wild beasts and wild birds, but now looking at the complex and well-regulated tortoise beside the stone platform, he really couldn't simply describe it as "commonly human".

Yan Ruihan carefully put away the chalcedony, and solemnly thanked the two of them: "Thank you, this chalcedony is very useful."

Fan Cheng raised his eyebrows pretending to be angry: "What's the relationship between us, why don't we say thank you?"

"Boss, you don't have to do this. We are really happy to be useful to Yaoyao. We will continue to pay attention to it later, and if we find chalcedony, we will send it to you immediately." Zhong Li also heaved a sigh of relief and said with a light smile.

The two sat for a while, and after Yan Ruihan carefully put away the chalcedony, he got up and left.

When he reached the edge of the forest, Zhong Li couldn't help but stop and look back. Yan Ruihan returned to his original posture, lying on the rocking chair and rocking gently, staring at the jade box within his arms with a smile in his eyes as if he was talking seriously.

His nose suddenly turned sour, his eyes were slightly red: "Do you think Yaoyao can come back?"

Fan Cheng put his arms around his shoulders and comforted him softly: "Yes, Rui Han works so hard, Yao Yao must be reluctant to part with him."

Zhong Li couldn't bear to look any longer and turned around, Fan Cheng hugged him cooperatively and let him bury him on his chest.

"They will meet again, right?"

"Ah."

……

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like